Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10

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Men's 200m Individual Medley SM10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 11 September
Competitors 14 from 11 nations
Winning time 2:12.78
Medalists
Rick Pendleton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada

The men's 200m individual medley SM10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 10:31.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pendleton, Rick Rick Pendleton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:18.76 Q
2 Tidy, Jeremy Jeremy Tidy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:19.44 Q
3 Decaesstecker, Sven Sven Decaesstecker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:19.57 Q
4 van der Zanden, Mike Mike van der Zanden Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:24.56
5 Rupp, Vincent Vincent Rupp Flag of France.svg  France 2:24.75
6 Weber, Christoph Christoph Weber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:28.49
7 Samarin, Eduard Eduard Samarin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:30.93

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Huot Benoit Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:20.13 Q
2 Ludwig, Lucas Lucas Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:20.37 Q
3 Brasil Andre André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:20.40 Q
4 Welbourn, Robert Robert Welbourn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:21.25 Q
5 Coufal, Filip Filip Coufal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:21.56 Q
6 Paul, Kevin Kevin Paul Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:22.15
7 Bell, Daniel Daniel Bell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:22.96

Final

Competed at 19:25.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Pendleton, Rick Rick Pendleton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:12.78 WR
Brasil Andre André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:14.20
Huot Benoit Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:15.22
4 Decaesstecker, Sven Sven Decaesstecker Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:16.21
5 Ludwig, Lucas Lucas Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:18.93
6 Tidy, Jeremy Jeremy Tidy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:19.76
7 Welbourn, Robert Robert Welbourn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:19.91
8 Coufal, Filip Filip Coufal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2:23.18

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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